Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1887-08-26
BRIEFLETS.


Peach ice cream at Krell & Maths.
New York select oysters at Mays.
A fine lot Of Bartlett pears at F. G.
Young's.
Damson plums and all other fruits at
Mays.
The famous Cobb Gem melons at F. G.
Youngs.
Wanted-a first class pants maker at
Hopes, the tailor.
Fresh oyters and celery at F. G.
Youngs.
Oysters served in all styles at Haw>
thorne's restaurant.
Choice peaches and grapes at F. G.
Youngs.
Lemon, chocolate. vanilla and bisque
ice cream. at Krell & Maths.
Miss Lydia Besrdsley has returned
from a pleasant visit to Erie. Ill.
Leave your orders at Mays for the
finest Michigan peaches in the market.
Fresh oysters and other delicacies at
Pahls restaurant l.. Harms corner.
Try the choicest watermelon in the
market, the Cobb GEN. at F. G.
Young's.
Parties and families upon short notice
with the best of ice cream and fruit ices,
and at reasonable prices at krell & Maths
Miss Fannie Palmer. formerly of Rock
Island, now of Sioux City, Iowa. is visits
ing at the residence of Justice S. F.
Cooke.
The furniture of the Taylor house is
offered for sale to party or parties pur-
chasing the whole. 1t is offered at a
bargain.
Hon. w. +. Crawford has the thanks
of the ARGUS for newly bound copy of
the laws of Illinois, enacted by the Thir-
ty fifth general assembly.
Myrtle Hamlin, saleslady at Wynes &
Schneider's store, who has been visiting
friends in Erie, Ill, the last two weeks, is
expected back tomorrow.
Medill & Whiteheads office windows
are decorated with some very handsome
and attractive signs in gold letters. the
work of Heckel, the sign writer.
The Central shoe store of Wynes Il
Schneider has just received fine lot OF
ladies shoes of the latest styles, which
are perfect beauties Ladies call and ex-
anime.
And now it is rumOred that still an
other daily paper is to be started in Dav-
export, with q sound financial backing
Get a few more dailies over there, and
something will be liable to drop.
Harry McDarrah captured a flock Of
tame ducks which came down the rivel
this morning evidently from Moline Thu
owner can have the birds by proving
property.
Mr.. Henry Hoeft of Geneseo. hal
made for Mr. John Bengston, of this city
magnificent single harness. 1t is mad'
in the round work now so fashionable
and trimmed throughout with genuin,
rubber.
G. c. Taylor has leased the seconC
story of No. 1910 Second avenue. owe
the store formerly occupied by W. H
LundY, and will use it rs Il picture franz
manufactOry. He leaves for Chicago
this evening to purchase the requisite
, machinery and stock.
Mrs. ], R. Wilson, of Orion. has offere
$500 for the recovery of the body of he
husband, who is supposed to have bee
drowned IN Rock river near ColOna scv
eral weeks ago. There is an insuranC
of So, 600 on his life, which cannot be st
cured till the body is produced.
4 Mayor Handing has received frol
A., Mayor s. A. KIDsey. of Peoria, form
y official notice of the water way CONVEX
o ton, to be held in Peoria, October /
4 and urging upon the mayor of Roc
, Island his attendance at the CONVEX
ton, with as many delegates from Roc
Island county as possible.
The most hideous whistle that has We
been heard is that which has been de
, vised by Freight Engineer Greedy, of tn
, c., r. |. & P, and by the sound of whiC
he forewarns his folks in the city whe
he may be expected home. 1t is a dia
, bolical sound-a cross between a bra
from long-eared animal and wall frol
the dead
4 F. s. Southland, the upholsterer an
furniture dealer comes out with an az
> vertisement IN another part of the ARGI
which he desires the people in this vicir
:, ity to read. He has a very desirable lii
4 of furniture which is marked down low
;. Every few days he has customers wi
- have looked at and priced furniture
the different stores in the three cities, wi
j. are convinced that his prices are the low
i est. Small expenses in conducting Il
business is one secret of low prices
! There was quite an exciting, thou.
happily not serious. runaway in Mia
this morning. A man named Lauda
baugh, who lives somewhere near Gen,
y SEQ, had driven down to Milan and W,
Just in the act of tying his team in frol
of VIM. Dunker's harness shop, when oil
of the horses kicked him and the tea
- broke away, colliding with another teal
on the street and tipping over the wa
g on, bringing up under culvert after
short run. Neither driver nor team We
seriously injured.
+, Sir Knight W. II, Judge of Rock Islam,
4 ILL.,. chairman Of the finance commits
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